Product Description: The brash and outrageously funny autobiography of music legend Frank Zappa--now in trade paperback. Here is the real story of how he became the state of the art in weirdness, as only he can tell it: wild rock 'n' roll road stories, confrontations with bureaucratic idiocy, and more. Black-and-white photographs and line drawings throughout.
Amazon.com Review: This is the second-best way to expose yourself to the particular genius of Frank Zappa (music is the best, after all)--through his own words. In addition to being an idiosyncratic American composer of some degree of controversy, Zappa was an orator of no small ability or scope. He was known for his ability to expound at great length (and to hilarious effect) on any number of topics. The Real Frank Zappa Book faithfully captures this side of its author, composed of essays on everything from his background and upbringing, to politics, capitalism, and raising children. Zappa takes the opportunity to dispel some of the most pervasive rumors that surrounded him right up to (and even persist after) his death in 1993 (no he didn't do drugs, or sleep with all those groupies). If you're familiar with the man, you will be able to hear his distinctive enunciations (aided by the bold-facing of certain words and Zappaisms) as you read the assorted road stories, his views on making music for a living, and scenes from two--count them, two--organized hearings on obscenity in music. Of course, the chapter titles speak for themselves and include such Zappa winners as 'All About Schmucks,' 'Marriage (As a Dada Concept),' and 'America Drinks and Goes Marching.'
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Rating: - Intimately revealing on how the man and his music were parallel
It is not unusual for either writers or composers to draw upon their own life and experiences for material. What is unusual is learning from the artist directly the source of his or her inspiration. And in this volume, the reader learns of some of the personal connections Frank Zappa's material has with his life experiences.
Zappa reveals through the re-telling of his life how an experience in jail eventually found itself lyrically represented in his music 13 years later. His antagonism toward organized religion in general and evangelicals in particular becomes understood when he describes how he accepted an invitation once to attend a tent service. His description of what the lyrics "mean" in "200 Motels" to a British court are both hysterical and extraordinary. And his brief, but very enlightening descriptions of certain musical themes that recur throughout his music was fascinating as well and gave ... Read More
Rating: - One-of-a-kind book about a one-of--a-kind musician
I think anyone who likes Frank Zappa enough to actually purchase a book about him pretty much knows what they're getting into with his autobiography. It's a no-holds-barred, matter-of-fact account of his views on music, the general public, and life as he saw it. It encompasses most of his career -- he puts it all right out there: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Did I mention it's frequently hilarious? It's a little distracting at times (he writes with large and small font, bold face and italics, constantly interspersed in order for the reader to know beyond a shadow of doubt where his speaking emphasis should be) but definitely an entertaining read.
Rating: - Humorous Realisms
Great insights into the state of the human world as we know it today. Laugh out loud funny.
Rating: - The man himself...
It has everything every zappa fan wants to know about this amazing man, it is true that sometimes the book tends to get too political but I am sure some people will apreciate the fact that they can even get to know how would Zappa would've been if he got elected to be president XD.
It shows us the musiscian, political, personal, and overall personality of this great character.
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